covalent bond

/koʊveɪlənt bɒnd/

noun

A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.

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Meanings

nouncovalent bond (plural covalent bonds)

plural covalent bonds

  1. physicalchemistryA type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.

Translations

Afrikaans kovalente binding
  • kovalente bindingbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Basque lotura kobalente
  • lotura kobalentebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Bengali সমযোজী বন্ধন
  • সমযোজী বন্ধন (śomojoji bondhon)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Bulgarian ковалентна връзка
  • ковалентна връзка (kovalentna vrăzka)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Catalan enllaç covalent
  • enllaç covalentbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Chinese Mandarin 共價鍵 /共价键
  • 共價鍵 /共价键 (gòngjiàjiàn)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Czech kovalentní vazba
  • kovalentní vazbabond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Danish kovalent binding
  • kovalent bindingbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Dutch covalente binding
  • covalente bindingbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Esperanto kovalenta ligo
  • kovalenta ligobond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Estonian kovalentne side
  • kovalentne sidebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Finnish kovalenttinen sidos
  • kovalenttinen sidosbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
French liaison covalente
  • liaison covalentebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
German kovalente Bindung
  • kovalente Bindungbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Greek ομοιοπολικός δεσμός
  • ομοιοπολικός δεσμός (omoiopolikós desmós)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Hindi सहसंयोजक बंध
  • सहसंयोजक बंध (sahsãyojak bandh)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Hungarian kovalens kötés
  • kovalens kötésbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Indonesian ikatan kovalen
  • ikatan kovalenbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Irish nasc comhfhiúsach
  • nasc comhfhiúsachbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Italian legame covalente
  • legame covalentebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Japanese 共有結合
  • 共有結合 (kyōyū ketsugō)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Korean 공유결합
  • 공유결합 (gong'yugyeolhap)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Latvian kovalentā saite
  • kovalentā saitebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Lithuanian kovalentinis ryšys
  • kovalentinis ryšysbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Malay ikatan kovalen
  • ikatan kovalenbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Māori hononga huirua
  • hononga huiruabond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Persian پیوند کووالانسی
  • پیوند کووالانسیbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Polish wiązanie kowalencyjne
  • wiązanie kowalencyjnebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Portuguese ligação covalente
  • ligação covalentebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Romanian legătură covalentă
  • legătură covalentăbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Russian ковале́нтная связь
  • ковале́нтная связь (kovaléntnaja svjazʹ)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Slovak kovalentná väzba
  • kovalentná väzbabond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Spanish enlace covalente
  • enlace covalentebond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Swedish kovalent bindning
  • kovalent bindningbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Tagalog kakalwinging bigkis
  • kakalwinging bigkisbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Turkish kovalent bağ
  • kovalent bağbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Ukrainian ковалентний зв'язок
  • ковалентний зв'язок (kovalentnyj zvʺjazok)bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Urdu کوویلنٹ بونڈ
  • کوویلنٹ بونڈbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Vietnamese liên kết cộng hóa trị
  • liên kết cộng hóa trịbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
Welsh bond cofalent
  • bond cofalentbond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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APA

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Chicago

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